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KITCHEN CABINET.

No. 403,590. Patented May 21, 1889.

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L. HOUSTON. KITCHEN CABINET.

No. 403,590. Patented May .21, 1889.

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KITCHEN-CABINET.

SIECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 403,590, dated May 21,1889.

Application filed July 19, 1888- Seria'l No. 280,365. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LU HOUSTON, a citizen of the United States, residingat Shockey, in the county of Stevens and State of Kansas, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Kitchen-Cabinets, of which the followingis a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in kitchen-cabinets; and itconsists in the 0011- struction and novel combination of partshereinafter described, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cabinet from thefront with the doors opened. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectionof the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the cabinet.Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the par'tingstrip, showing therabbet for the reception of the piece at the front of the bread-board.

All the compartments and drawers of the cabinet open frontward, so thatit is very convenient in use and may be placed against the wall. I

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the casing of thecabinet, of general rectangular form, and having the legs a a at itscorners provided with the casters a, so that it can be readily movedfrom point to point. The casing consists of the lower and wider portion,B, and the narrower upward exten sion, B, rising from the back of saidportion. The lower portion, B, is provided with a front, 1;,representing false doors, for the sake of ornament. D D are the doors ofsaid portion, situated on the top thereof in front of the ex tension B.The said doors are hinged at their outer edges and meet centrally whenclosed, and when opened they rest upon brackets 61 cl, secured to theends of the portion B just below their outer edges, so that they arehorizontal, and serve as tables to be used in connection with thebread-board, hereinafter described, when the latter is drawn out. Theportion B is divided by vertical partitions into the compartments orbins E, E, and E to hold, respectively, three different grades of flour,or flour, meal, and bread, or any other materials that may be desired.The two former are large enough to insert therein a whole bag of flouror meal, so that large quantities of the commodities named can be storedtherein. I

F is the bread-board sliding in between horizontal partitions f f at thelower end of the extension B, which partitions and a parting-strip, Bare so situated that the breadboard on which the dough is made cannot bedrawn outward until the doors D D are opened. As the upper edge of apiece, f {which is secured to the front of the board F, lies in arabbet, B in said parting-strip B the inner edges of said doors, whenthe latter are closed, rest against said piece f which is of greatimportance in transportation. WVhen the bread-board is drawn out, itsfront edge impinges against the front of the portion B below its upperedge, f, and is stopped thereby. WVhen the doors D are closed, theirouter or front edges rest against the same and hold the bread-board anda stationary drawer attached thereto and prevent their striking andracking the adjacent parts when the cabinet is moved. 1

As the extension B has only about half the width of the portion B, thebread-board when pulled out fits'between the open doors and closes overthe bins E, E, and E G is a drawer attached to the right corner of thebread-board below and in front of the same, and g is a hinged door inthe front of the portion B, which, when turned outward, permits the saiddrawer to slide out with the bread-board, so that when said board is outthe doors D form stands or tables on each side thereof, and the drawerG, containing the rolling-pin, cake-cutters, &c., stands in front and onone side of the board.

H II are drawers that slide in between suitable partitions in theextension B, j 11st above the bread-board, which drawers are preferablythree in number, the central one being the largest and having twocompartments for spoons and knives and forks, respectively. Thesedrawers H rest upon an ornamental parting-strip, which forms a supportfor their lower front edges.

The drawer to the left has three compartments, which, preferably, holdmustard, cinnamon, and ginger, respectively, and the one on the righthas also three compartments, holding cloves, allsp'ice, and pepper. Theex tension B has the doors I hinged at their outer edges and meetingcentrally, and is divided by suitable longitudinal and verticalpartitions into compartments, the highest, J, of

, obtain flour or meal from the bins, the doors D must be opened and thebread-board slid in under the upper section, B.

The device is thus seen to be very eon1- plete, and will be found usefulin any business.

Having described my invention, I claim- In k h nabin he mbination, withthe portion B, the extension B, the hinged doors D, andsupporting-brackets d, of the bread-board F, the drawer G, secured to,one i of the front corners of the said board, and

The I the hinged door 9 on the front of the portion B, and registeringwith the drawer G, substantially as specified.

2. A kitchen-cabinet comprising the portion 13, divided into bins andhaving doors hinged to its sides adapted to close the bins, and bracketsto support the hinged doors when the latter are open, and provided witha sliding bread-board and a drawer attached thereto and slightly inadvance of the same, said portion B having a door constructed in itsfront face, designed to open and allow the drawer to protrude and permitthe breadsion B, provided with drawers in its lower part, and dividedinto compartments which ar l s by hinged doors, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my n 1 ha e ereto aff xed-mysignatu e in presence of two witnesses c LU HOUSTON.

Witnesses;

ELIHU NOBLE, e. W- ANDERSON,

board to be fully drawn out, and the exten-

